Perennials
Aquilegia formosa (Western Columbine)
Aquilegia formosa
Also known as Western Red Columbine
Available at our Langlois nursery
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About This Plant
Aquilegia formosa (Western Columbine), 'Western Columbine', is valued for seasonal interest and the role it plays in PNW garden borders.
Columbines have airy spurred flowers in many colors and delicate fern-like foliage. Western Red Columbine (A. formosa) is the PNW native species.
Part sun to part shade suits this species. Plant in moist, well-drained soil. Hardy USDA Zone 3 to 8. Watch for leafminer. Self-sows gently.
For a Pacific Northwest native perennial of similar character, consider Aquilegia formosa (Western Red Columbine), Tellima grandiflora (Fringecups), or Dicentra formosa (Pacific Bleeding Heart) , all support native pollinators.
Plant Details
- Botanical
- Aquilegia formosa
- Common name
- Western Red Columbine
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Foliage type
- Deciduous
- Mature size
- 18-36 in tall × 12-18 in wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Bloom time
- Late spring to mid-summer (May–July)
- Bloom color
- Red, Yellow, Blue, Purple, Pink, White
- Foliage color
- Green
Care Notes
Garden Attributes
- Pacific NW native
- Deer resistant
- Coastal suitable
- Grown organically
- Pollinator value: Hummingbirds, Bumblebees
- Wildlife: Hummingbird nectar, Pollinator support
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